• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2007년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.507-510
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• 2007

Piston cores retrieved from the western Ulleung Basin, East Sea were analyzed to examine the potential for hydrocarbon generation and to determine the hydrocarbon indicators. 2D multi-channel reflection seismic and Chirp data were also investigated for mapping and characterizing the geophysical hydrocarbon indicators such as BSR (bottom simulating reflector), blank zone, pock-mark etc. High organic carbon contents and sedimentation rates that suggest good condition for hydrocarbon generation. High pressure and low temperature condition, and high residual hydrocarbon concentrations are favor the formation of natural gas hydrate. In the piston cores, cracks generally oriented to bedding may indicate the gas expansion. The seismic data show several BSRs that are associated with natural gas hydrates and underlying free gas. A number of vertical to sub-vertical blank zones were well identified in the seismic sections. They often show the seismic pull-up structures, probably indicating the presence of high velocity hydrates. Numerous pockmarks were also observed in the Chirp profiles. They may indicate the presence of free gas below the hydrate stability zone as well.

• 한국기계가공학회지
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• 제11권6호
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• pp.152-157
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• 2012

This study investigates compressive strength of ice pellet strip which is potential medium for Natural Gas Hydrate(NGH) extruded from die holes of Twin-roll Press for Continuous Pelletizing(TPCP). Recently, the prototype of TPCP is newly developed where ice powder is continuously fed and extruded into strip-type pellet between twin rolls. The system is specifically designed for future expansion towards mass-production of ice pellet strips or solid form of natural gas hydrate. It is shown that the compressive strength of pellet strip heavily depends on factors in extrusion process such as disk size, surface smoothness, ring size, taper shape, feeding mechanism, and rotational speed. Here, the mechanism of TPCP, along with compressive strength of pellets is discussed in terms of its feasibility for producing NGH pellets in the future.

• 터널과지하공간
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.133-143
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• 2015

가스하이드레이트는 천연가스가 저온 고압 상태에서 물과 결합하여 형성되는 고체 물질로 전세계 영구동토 및 심해저 퇴적층에 광범위하게 분포하는 것으로 파악되고 있다. 미국과 캐나다의 육상 영구동토에서 소량의 가스 생산 실증시험 사례가 보고된 바 있으나 심해저 가스하이드레이트로부터의 해상 가스 생산 사례는 일본 난카이 해구에서의 시험 생산이 유일하다. 본 연구에서는 일본 난카이 해구에서 실시된 해저 가스하이드레이트 함유층으로부터 감암법을 이용한 해리 가스 생산 사례를 분석하고 관련 핵심기술을 파악함으로써 국내에서 준비 중인 동해 울릉분지 유망 부지에서의 가스 시험생산에 활용코자 하였다.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2007년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.515-518
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• 2007

Gas hydrates are ice-like crystalline compounds that form under low temperature and elevated pressure conditions. Recently, gas hydrates present a novel means for natural gas storage and transportation with potential applications in a wide variety of areas. An important property of hydrates that makes them attractive for use in gas storage and transportation is their very high gas-to-sol id ratio. In addition to the high gas content, gas hydrates are remarkably stable. The main barrier to development of gas hydrate technology is the lack of an effective mass production method of gas hydrate in solid form. In this study, some performance comparison among several cases classified by different volume sizes of solution were carried to identify the characteristics due to the volume increment. And it is found that one of the main reasons disturbing hydrate formation is related to the lack of cooling heat transfer due to the volume increase of the solution. So, three kinds of heat transfer plates which have different shapes and cross sectional areas were made and tested for the performance comparison following to the shape and area of each plate. Finally it is clarified that the heat transfer is one of the major factors effecting hydrate formation performance and the installation of heat transfer plate can enhance the formation performance especially not in terms of the quantity but the speed.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2006년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.419-423
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• 2006

Basic studies on natural gas hydrates in the East Sea were been carried out by the Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM) from 2000 to 2004 involving 2D multichannel seismic lines and piston coring. 27 piston cores recovered from the deed-water Ulleung Basin of the East Sea were analyzed in this study. In piston cores cracks generally developed parallel to bedding suggest significant gas content. The core analyses showed high total organic carbon (TOC) content, sedimentation rate and heat flow of sediments. The cores recovered from the southern study area show also high residual hydrocarbon gas concentrations for the formation of natural gas hydrates. This study indicates that there is the potential for the generation of biogenic gas and the formation of natural gas hydrates in the near seafloor sediments of the study area.

• 한국석유지질학회지
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• 제7권1_2
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• pp.13-18
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• 1999

메탄 하이드레이트는 메탄가스를 포함하고 있는 얼음 같은 고체 상태 물질이며 물분자들이 가스 분자들을 둘러싸고 있는 clathrate 혼합물이다. 낮은 온도와 높은 압력의 환경에서 탄화수소 가스는 하이드레이트를 형성하며 이러한 형성 조건으로 인하여 극지방의 육성 퇴적층과 약 300 m 이상 수심이 깊은 해저 퇴적층 내에서 발견된다. 메탄 하이드레이트의 매장량은 정확히 예측하기는 어려우나 그 양은 엄청날 것으로 예상되며, 이와 같은 이유로 향후 천연가스 공급원으로서 주된 역할을 할 것으로 기대하고 있다. 그러나 그 생산 기술은 아직도 취약하며, 또한 메탄 하이드레이트의 해리에 의하여 발생하는 대기 온난화 문제도 심각한 환경 문제로서 대두되고 있다. 이와 같은 관점에서 본 논문에서는 메탄 하이드레이트 생산 기술 현황과 환경에 미치는 영향 등을 분석하여 메탄 하이드레이트의 실체와 연구 방향을 밝히고자 한다

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2006년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.425-428
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• 2006

Natural gas hydrate has been a major problem for its plugging nature in the pipeline. With the demand of deep-water production, the importance of flow assurance technology, preventing hydrate, asphaltene and wax in the pipeline becomes bigger Kinetic models combined with the flow simulator are being developed to explain the nature of hydrate plug formation in the pipeline. To simulate the hydrate plug formation, each stage including the nucleation, growth and agglomeration should be considered. The hydrate nucleation is known to be stochastic and is believed hard to be predicted. Recent publications showed hydrate growth and agglomeration can be observed rigorously using a particle size analyzer. However properties of the hydrate should be investigated to model the growth and agglomeration. The attractive force between hydrate particles, supposed to be the capillary force, was revealed to be stochastic. Alternative way to model the hydrate agglomeration is to simulate by the discrete element method. Those parameters, particle size distribution, attractive force, and growth rate are embedded into the kinetic model which is combined Into the flow simulator. When compared with the flowloop experimental data, hydrate kinetic model combined into a flow simulator showed good results. With the early results, the hydrate kinetic model is promising but needs more efforts to improve it.

• 한국지구물리탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지구물리탐사학회 2011년도 학술대회 및 정기총회
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• pp.33-36
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• 2011

• 한국석유지질학회지
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• 제7권1_2
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• pp.1-6
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• 1999

천연가스 하이드레이트는 고압 ·저온 조건하에서 물과 천연가스가 결합하여 형성된 고체상 화합물로 일반적으로 가스 하이드레이트로 불리며, 영구동토지역과 수심이 깊은 해저의 퇴적층에 광범위하게 분포되어 있다. 가스 하이드레이트 안정영역은 하이드레이트가 형성된 후 해리되지 않고 고체상으로 안정하게 부존될 수 있는 영역이다. 반사법 탄성파 단면 도에서 관찰되는 해저면 모방 반사면 (bottom simulating reflector; BSR)은 가스 하이드레이트의 부존을 지시하는 강진 폭의 반사면으로 가스 하이드레이트 안정영역의 하한에서 나타난다. 본 연구에서는 동해 울릉분지 남서부해역에서의 가스 하이드레이트 안정영역을 규명하고 탐사자료와 비교하여 가스 하이드레이트 부존 잠재력을 밝히고자 하였다. 연구지역에서 XBT (expandable bathythermograph)를 이용하여 수온구배를 측정하였으며, 지온구배는 인접지역의 시추공 자료를 이용하였다. 실험실에서 메탄가스와 NaCl $3.0 wt{\%}$수용액을 이용하여 가스 하이드레이트 평형압력은 274.15 K에서 2,920.2 kPa 그리고 289.95 K에서 18,090 kPa로. 측정되었다 연구지역에서의 가스 하이드레이트 안정영역 분석 결과 수심이 약 400 m인 지역의 경우 가스 하이드레이트 안정영역의 하한은 해저면으로부터 심도 약 210 m에, 수심이 1,100 m인 경우에는 해저면으로부터 심도 약 480 m에 위치하는 것으로 밝혀졌다. 또한 탄성파 탐사자료와 안정영역 분석 결과를 비교하여 볼 때 BSR이 나타나는 심도가 안정영역 하한의 심도와 거의 일치하였다.

• 한국지구물리탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지구물리탐사학회 2003년도 Proceedings of the international symposium on the fusion technology
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• pp.695-702
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• 2003

In this study, an experimental apparatus has been designed and set-up to analyse the dissociating phenomena of hydrate in porous rock using electric heating method supplied at downhole. The electric heat injecting experiments have been performed to investigate the heat transfer within the core, the dissociating phenomena of hydrate, and the productivities of dissociated gas and water. These experiments were under constant heat injecting method as well as preheating methods. From the experimental results, it is seen that the hydrates is dissociated along the phase equilibrium curve and dissociation of hydrate is accelerated with heat. The injected heat is consumed for the dissociation and also it is lost together with outflow of the dissociated gas and water. From the investigation of gas producing behavior for various heat injecting methods, as the injected heat is greater, dissociation is accelerated faster at outlet and hence the initial gas production becomes higher. Also, it is shown that the initial gas productivity under the constant heating method is better, however, the energy efficiency is low because of smaller amount of the produced gas comparing to the amount of heat injected. In the experiments of preheating method, it was seen that gas production only initial stage is different with the preheating time, but the producing behaviors of gas production are similar.